Eyes of the Heart

Discussion Questions:

1) Was there anything from the sermon or the passage that stuck out to you?

2) Paul prays that believers would know the hope of God's calling, a settled future that doesn't change based on circumstances. What is one area of your life where anxiety about the present tends to crowd out that longer horizon?

3) Most of us approach God with a list of things we need Him to do or fix. How would your prayer life look different if your primary request was simply for God to open your eyes to what He has already done?

4) The idea that God counts His people as His glorious inheritance, His treasure and portion, is one of the harder things to truly believe. What has made it difficult for you to receive the truth that God genuinely wants you, not just tolerates you?

5) Paul warns against placing more confidence in money and technology than in the power of God. In your daily decision-making, where do you find yourself trusting resources or information more than you trust the Lord?

6)The passage ends with Christ reigning above every rule, authority, and power, and that reign being given as a gift to the church. What would it look like practically to live this week as someone tied to the risen and reigning Christ rather than as someone at the mercy of their circumstances?